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A!·tENO:•IE:IT TO Tr:E CllARl'ER OF Tr:E CITY OF E::,GI.E.'1,00:>, COLORADO BY LIJ.UTillG
TE!l':S OF OFF IC E FOR E:-lGIE,l:00 COL'llCIL !·!E!•i3r:RS.
l~-iE:REAS, there i s a need to reinv igorate elected bodies with t.'1e basic
precepts of our founding !at.'lers ; and
l·mERE!IS, t.'le f ounding fathers set f orth the principal of service to
goverment as a citizen representative; and
WHERE.l\S, this country has jealously guarded this principal over its
rrore than two hundred year history; and
l·IHERE:l\S, in the recent past national re-election and a intrenched
elected official bureaucracy has been created and currently exists which
has lead to a l::w'eaucracy that cannot deal with oongressional ethical
violations, the savings and loan crises, the national debt, and other
national issues that need t o be addressed; and
~ll!EJW\.S, ooly by grass root level action will their be a c.',ange in the
entrenche d bureaucracy ;
BE IT <lID\INED BY THE CITY a:xJNCIL OF 'IHE CITY CE' ENGI.El·O:::O, COLORADO,
THAT:
Section 1. There is hereby suanitted to the registered electors of
the City of Ehglewood at the ne,.t scheduled regular nunicipal election a
proposed airendrrent to the Olarter o f the City of Ehglewood, as foll=:
That the registered electors of the City o f Englewood , Colo rado one of
the folla.-ing provisicms. If Question No. 1, is ap;:,roved by the registered
electors, u;x,n certification thereof to the o ff ice o f the Secretary of
State of the State o f Colorado, purs uant to Section 9, Article XX , of the
Col orado Cons titution and Secti on 31-2-210 Colorado Revised Statutes,
.>.rticle III of the Hare Rule Olarter of the City of Engle'-'OOd i s hereby
an-encled by addi.,g the following to Article III , Section 22 o f t.'le Hooe Ru le
Olar;er o f The Ci ty o f Englewood is hereby an-ended by a dding t.'le follo.ing :
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22: TER:·15
~RTIC-LE III
UGISL.~T IVE OODY
Terms o f Councilpersons shal l begin at 8 :00 P .M., on the day
of. the m,Y.t regularly schedu l e d Ci t y Counc il neeting f ollo,iing
the electicn . S<l?ve~ Council persons shall be elected at the
regular Cit:; electio:1 to be he l d on the first Tuesday a~ter the
first !londay in llavember , 195 9. Tne candidate r eceivi ng the
highest nui:oer of votes fr= Di strict 1 and the candidate
receiving the highest nurrber of votes fran Di s trict 3 shal l ho l d
o ff ice for four years , an d t he candidate r eceiving the highest
nur.ber of vote s £ran District 2 and the candidate recei ving the
highest nu!'tler of votes £rem District 4 shal l hold office for two
vears. The t wo candidates at large receiving the highest rnmtier
o f votes shall serve for four years, and the candidate at large
r eceiving t he third highest n\m\ber of votes shall serve for t-..o
vears. Thereafter, all candidates elected shall serve a term of
four years , and a general municipal election s.'iall be IY!l d at
1:1,,0..year intervals.
( 1) rn ORDER TO BRCWJEN THE CPl?OR'ruNITIES FOR PUBLIC SERVICE ANO -
TO GUARD l\Gl\!Nsr EXCESSIVE a:N:ENI'RATICNS OF FaiER, NO MD!BER OF
CITY CXJUNCIL SHALL SD\VE ~,:)RE Tl!k~ ~~ ca~SEXlJTl.VE TERMS rn SUCH
OFFICE. THIS LIMITATial 00 THE NU1BER CF TERMS SHALL APPLY TO
TERl'.S OF OFFICE llEXiillNING CN OR I\FTER NOVtl·!BER 5 , 1991. ANY
PERSCN l'll!O socctEDS TO THE OFFICE CF CIT'i roJNCIL MEl•!BER OR IS
APPOilm:D OR ELEx::TID TO FILL A Vl>CN.0 ANO lf!O SERVF.S AT LEAsr
a ffi..:i!\LF OF A TErul OF OFFICE, SHALL BE C:OOSIDEREll TO HWE SERVED
A FULL TERM W Tll.l\T OFFICE FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSB::I'ICN.
TER!•IS ARE CC!\S!DERED CalSEDJl'IVE UNLESS THEY ARE Kr LEAsr FOOR
YEI\RS .!\P.I\Rr .
Section 2 . The vot ing mach ines and paper ballots for said election
shal l carry t.'ie follcr,,ing do!s ignatio n which shall be the sulxni ssion clause:
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Sha ll the Charter o f the Ci t y o f Engle..ood be amended by
adding to .>.rticl e I II, Section 22, the follo•ing: City
Council )l!!r'OE!r terms shal l be liinited to two consecutive
terns in such o ffi ce . 1'1is li.JTU.tation o f two cx>nsecutive
tenns s.'1all ap;,ly to terns of office beginning a, or after
'.!ove:aber 5 , 1991.
:ntrcduceC, read LT"l ~ull, a~ded and passed as arre.nded on first
:.-eadinq o~ t..\.,1e 6t.1. cay of :✓.a y , 199 1.
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Read :iy title and passed o ~ final :eadbg ·~ the 20th cay o f !lay,
199 1.
?cblis!ied by title as Or dinanc e ilo .}C , Series o f 1991, on t.'1e 23rd
day of 1-:a)·, 1991.
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Patricia H. Cra,1 , City Clerk
I, Patricia H. Cra.,, City Clerk of the City of Englewood, Colorado,
hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true oopy of the Ordinance
passed on final reading and published by title as Ordinance Ho . ,3(), Series
o f 1991.
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Patricia H. Crc,,i
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